Tapeworm Species Details

Solenophorus megalocephalus Creplin, 1839
Diphyllobothriidea: Solenophoridae
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Species ID 12223
Order Diphyllobothriidea
Family Solenophoridae
Subfamily
Genus Solenophorus
Species megalocephalus
Authority Creplin, 1839
Taxonomic Status Synonym
Valid Name Bothridium pithonis Blainville, 1824
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Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/05/2013 Created B. Barbeau
10/29/2014Modified
09/18/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
03/18/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau

Type Host

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Host Order Squamata
Host Family Pythonidae
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Genus Python
Species molurus
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Type Locality

Country Africa
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